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The WFO does not give information to which audience?

General public
Media
Emergency Management
Aviation Community
The NWS is responsible to each group listed and more.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and its NWS provide weather-related information to a wide range of stakeholders, including the general public, media, emergency management, and aviation community, with no specific audience being excluded intentionally.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) provides timely weather information to various audiences, but the question appears to imply that there's a group they do not provide information to directly. However, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), which includes the National Weather Service (NWS), is responsible for disseminating weather-related information to the general public, media, emergency management, and the aviation community, as well as many other stakeholders. Given this responsibility, it would be inaccurate to state that there is a particular audience that the WFO or NOAA intentionally excludes. They aim to provide comprehensive weather and climate information to all interested parties. It's important to note that NOAA also engages in ocean research and provides space weather predictions, through the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Operations Center, which can be crucial for preparedness for events like geomagnetic storms as noted by space weather forecaster Bill Murtagh.

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